WorksheetsThe Legend of Sleeping Bear
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Mother bear and her two cubs lived together in a small, cozy den _______________ among bluebells and buttercups.
bank
frolic
nestled
lingered
lumber
Mother bear and her two cubs would lumber through the forest to the ________________ of the birch-lined stream.
bank
frolic
nestled
lingered
lumber
The bears would ______ along the sandy shore, happily splashing in the shallows and chasing herring gulls.
bank
frolic
nestled
lingered
lumber
One morning, as they were ____________ along the birch-lined stream, there was a loud crash of thunder and a sharp, hissing sound!
bank
frolic
nestled
lingered
lumbering
My children, as the years may pass, and time slips through our hands, my love will _____________ near the shore and in the blowing sands.
bank
frolic
nestled
linger
lumbering
A ___________ is a story created about a certain person or place.
narrative
opinion
legend
myth
Many legends are created as a way of explaining _________________.
a mystery
a problem
history
a solution
True or False: Most legends are based in fiction and are not necessarily true.
True
False
Legends are:
written stories
passed on from generation to generation
always true
only told around campfires
Which of the following happened FIRST:
She looked back once more but could not see her cubs
There was a loud crash of thunder and a sharp hissing sound. Mother Bear saw fire!
Mother Bear rushed her cubs to the banks of the stream, and ordered them to follow it to the shore of the mighty lake.
As they swam, Mother Bear kept turning her large, black face to make sure her cubs were not far behind.
Which of the following happened LAST:
Mother Bear waited, but her cubs never reached the shore.
The cubs now stand suspended in time as the North and South Manitou Islands.
With a tremendous gust of wind, the spirit brought the cubs near shore, raising them out of the water as two magnificent islands, placing them forever within the watchful and caring eyes of Mother Bear.
Mother Bear fell fast asleep in her sorrow. Years passed, and the winds of Lake Michigan blew blankets of sand upon her.
